only son Idiom

break into song

begin to sing suddenly, sing without warning One of our teachers used to break into song when he taught poetry.

favorite son

a candidate supported by his home state for President etc. We voted for him because he is the favorite son of our state.

for a song

for a little money, for a low price Look at this sweater. I got it for a song at a second-hand store.

get behind (a person or idea)

support, help They decided to get behind the main candidate when he promised to cut taxes.

Hobson's choice

"accept what is offered or you get nothing; tight spot" If I don't agree to accept half the money, it will all go to charity. It's a Hobson's choice.

in person

being there yourself, first hand Dad saw the wall come down. He was there in person.

like father, like son

sons are like their fathers, a chip off the old block This is Fred, and this is Fred, Jr. Like father, like son.

new person

a person who has become very much better He is a new person now that he has quit smoking and quit drinking.

no rhyme or reason

no sense, no logical plan There's no rhyme or reason to the game of golf. It's stupid!

one man's meat is another man's poison

one person likes what another person hates, to each his own "Some people love his music; others hate it. One man's meat is another man's poison."

only son

One's alone macho child. I'm so sad to accelerate my alone son off to college! Of advance my mom showed my brother some favoritism—he's her alone son, afterwards all.Learn more: son

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one foot in the grave one for the books one for the money, two for the show... one for the road one good turn deserves another one hell/heck of a something one in a million one man's garbage is another man's art one man's meat is another man's poison one of the boys one of these days one of those days one of those things one or two one's lucky number comes up one's number is up one's opposite number one-two punch one-up (someone) one-up(s)manship one-woman show onion online online shopping onlookers see most of the game only only a question of time only daughter only do so much only fools and horses work only game in town, the only have eyes for only have eyes for (one) only have eyes for (something) only have eyes for somebody only have eyes for someone only have eyes for something only if only in name only just only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun only Nixon could go to China only son only the good die young only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches only to (do something) only to do something only too only too (something) only too glad, ready, etc. only too pleased only too well only way to go ONO onside on-target onto onto a good thing onto someone/something onto the defensive ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny onward onward and upward onwards and upwards oo oodles oof Ooh, get you!

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